Many businesses across a variety of sectors are already dealing with the repercussions of the IT skills shortage, with many companies having no choice but to leave essential vacancies unfilled while the search continues for the skilled and available IT professional.

In response to this, Computeach's recruitment service has partnered up with leading businesses, including Dell, Siemens, Virgin Media and Cable and Wireless, to provide staff who have already demonstrated an aptitude and enthusiasm for IT. Computeach now offers both the qualifications and experience necessary for career changers to get a foot in the door of the IT industry, whilst helping businesses take a pro-active approach to the skills shortage.

Katie Jansz from Siemens explains, "We have appointed a number of recently qualified IT staff to work across a variety of positions. Many of them have very diverse career backgrounds and have funded their own training to enable their career change. We find that these individuals have a real sense of motivation and accomplishment; some having raced through their training courses, such is their determination to succeed."

MaryAnne Clayton, Head of Recruitment and Careers at Computeach adds, "The majority of our students come from industrial backgrounds, many of whom have never written a CV, attended a formal interview or worked within an office environment. Yet they have demonstrated, through funding their own training courses with us, an ability and drive for IT. This, accompanied with the qualifications they're studying towards, makes them extremely attractive candidates for employers."

Computeach's recruitment team, which is made up of six consultants and two administrators, has just placed its 100th student so far this year. Last year, the team placed one student for every working day of the year and are on target to double that figure in 2008. With over 40 years of experience in the IT Training Industry, Computeach provides innovative and truly blended learning solutions to a wide range of customers. For more information visit www.computeach.co.uk.  

Deloitte LLP announced today that it will invest approximately $300 million in the creation of a state-of-the-art learning and leadership development center in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area in Westlake, Texas. Construction on the new facility will begin in 2009 and the center is expected to open in 2011.

The facility will serve as a central destination for all of Deloitte's talent, including everyone from new hires to senior leadership to partners, principals and directors. The 750,000-square-foot campus will have 800 guest rooms.

"As our industry evolves faster than ever before, Deloitte's learning and leadership development center will enable our people to take the lead in shaping the future of our profession," said Barry Salzberg, chief executive officer, Deloitte LLP. "We expect this facility to become the heart of our organization -- the place where we meet, learn and develop our next generation of leaders."

The facility will feature multiple conference spaces and classrooms that will house thought leadership events; events with professors from nationally recognized universities and colleges; and networking events. All of the facilities' activities will enable people to develop and grow as a result of their connection with business and industry leaders, academia, mentors and colleagues.

The facility will also feature dining venues, a ballroom, a business center, recreational facilities and a fitness center. The campus will be constructed according to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards established by the U.S. Green Building Council. Green considerations are a top priority for all aspects of this project, including design, materials, engineering and supplies.

In addition to the direct benefit for Deloitte and its people, the facility is expected to provide economic benefits to Westlake and the Dallas/Fort Worth region. 

To browse the latest job openings with Deloitte, please visit our IT consulting job board. 

Despite a macroeconomic slowdown that has kept the threat of recession looming for the past eight months, pockets of job market growth continue to emerge in the technology, healthcare and defense sectors. According to TheLadders.com’s Quarterly Executive Job Market Trends Report for Q208, which tracks hiring patterns in 20 major cities and surveys in-the-trenches job seekers nationwide, 71 percent of $100,000+ job seekers said they have noticed a slow-down in interview opportunities this quarter. However, undeterred by the economic slow-down, 58 percent of those surveyed described the high-end job markets in their cities as stable and 59 percent said they expect to land a new job in six months or less.

This optimism is echoed in the hiring patterns among the large American corporations according to TheLadders.com Quarterly Executive Job Market Trends Report. While hiring in the financial and consumer discretionary sectors has clearly been impacted by the continued fall-out from the mortgage market collapse, the technology, healthcare and defense sectors are all adding to their executive-level ranks nationwide.

"There were 12,000 more $100,000+ jobs posted on TheLadders.com in the first quarter of 2008 than there were in the first quarter of 2007," said Marc Cenedella, president and CEO of TheLadders.com. "The recession is grabbing the headlines, but there are always countercyclical segments of the market that thrive in a down economy; we’re seeing a lot of reliance in this marketplace."

Regional Job Market Analysis

To get at the heart of hiring patterns in the $100,000+ job market, TheLadders.com’s Quarterly Executive Job Market Trends Report measured hiring activity across a variety of metrics and found the regional markets with the most favorable $100,000+ climates were San Francisco, San Diego, Washington DC, Seattle and Boston. The ratio of job seekers to job postings sits at a favorable 2:1 in San Francisco, 3.1 in San Diego and 4:1 in Washington DC, Seattle and Boston.

Job markets attracting the highest number of job seekers from other parts of the country are New York, San Francisco and Boston. Tampa and Detroit continue to be among the tightest markets in the 20 DMAs.

Across the nation, some of the top companies currently posting the most open positions are BAE Systems, Cisco Systems, Deloitte, General Dynamics, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Northrop Grumman, PayPal, and Sepracor.

Job Seeker Survey

As part of TheLadders.com Quarterly Executive Job Market Trends Report, active job seekers throughout the country were asked to weigh in with their own first-hand accounts on the status of the current job market in their cities. Job seekers were asked questions such as: Have you directly felt the impact of the recession on your job hunt? How long do you think it will take you to land a new job?

As noted above, when asked directly about the impact of the recession, 71 percent of job seekers said they have noticed a slow-down in interview opportunities. In describing the high-end job markets in their cities, a 58 percent majority cited overall stability and 59 percent said they expect to land a new job in six months or less. An upwardly mobile group, 64 percent of the job seekers surveyed said they were willing to move from their current cities for a new job opportunity. Another 42 percent said they are actively looking for new job opportunities in cities outside of their own.

Complete city-by-city data and survey results are available at the following link: http://www.theladders.com/static/boom/ Please contact John Roderick at 631-656-9736, or john@jroderick.com to receive more information.

About TheLadders.com

TheLadders.com is the world's largest online service catering exclusively to the $100k+ job market. Our job is to make the search for senior talent and senior positions quick and effective. With access to the most $100k+ job leads in one place, senior level professionals can get to the next step in their careers faster. Top recruiters value the ability to quickly and easily connect with so much qualified talent in the sales, marketing, finance, HR, legal, tech and operations industries. Founded in 2003 by Marc Cenedella, TheLadders.com has grown into the largest specialty employment website. In addition to traditional job search services, TheLadders.com also provides a host of specialized career development resources, including a proven, one-on-one resume service; advice from career experts; customized online profiles; and e-mail alerts. TheLadders.com is headquartered in New York with offices in London. For more information, please visit www.theladders.com or www.theladders.co.uk.  

Talent Technology Corporation, provider of award-winning Resume Mirror resume parsing and extraction software for corporate HR departments, announced the Version 2.0 release of its Oracle iRecruitment Connector for Resume Mirror Extraction Enterprise (RMX Enterprise) today at the Global OHUG 2008 Conference.

“We are excited to feature our latest Oracle iRecruitment Connector here at the Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Users Group Conference in Las Vegas,” says Jade Bourelle, CEO, Talent Technology, “The robust system administration capabilities and web browser interface provide a productivity boost to recruiters and hiring managers, allowing them to be “power users”, able to manage their system without heavy reliance on busy IT resources”.

The comprehensive system administration module and enhanced error log handling capabilities of version 2.0 of the Oracle iRecruitment connector enables HR departments to use and maintain their Resume Mirror solution while respecting the workflows, rules and controls that protect the integrity of the core enterprise database.

“Our out-of-the-box integration technology leverages years of development expertise and experience in integrating resume extraction and parsing technologies with our customers’ recruiting solutions ”, said Andrew Cunsolo, Director of RM Product Development, Talent Technology, “RMX Enterprise customers benefit from faster deployment times, easier maintenance and reduced costs with our Oracle iRecruitment Connector”.

RMX Enterprise is delivered as an on-demand hosted service providing advanced resume extraction and resume parsing functionality for users of Oracle iRecruitment. It virtually eliminates the need for manual data entry or manual processing of resumes and dramatically improves the ease with which candidates can apply for jobs on a company’s career portal, resulting in a higher number of quality applicants.

Currently processing millions of candidate resumes every month, RMX Enterprise is the leading solution for companies in the Fortune 1000.

Media, customers, and partners are invited to visit Talent Technology in booth #426 in the Grand Ballroom at OHUG 2008 to learn how Resume Mirror Extraction and Resume Mirror Search can add value to Oracle HCM investments.

Talent Technology will also be co-presenting a session with Sue Sellers from Symantec: Symantec Success with eRecruit and Resume Mirror - Wednesday, June 25, 2008 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm in Room MEC C3.

Resume Mirror Extraction Enterprise is available directly from Talent Technology Corporation. For more information or to schedule a live demo of RMX Enterprise’s Resume Parsing and Extraction technology, visit www.talenttech.com. 

Talent Technology customers should contact Resume Mirror Support at 1.866.919.9989 or rmsupport@talenttech.com for additional information.

About Talent Technology Corporation

Talent Technology Corporation is a leading provider of on-demand applicant tracking and component recruiting technology for the recruiting/staffing industry and corporate HR departments. Our award-winning Resume Mirror products lead the market in providing resume extraction, resume parsing and conceptual resume search solutions for all forms of recruiting systems across all sizes of organizations in all types of industries. Resume Mirror Extraction and Search Technology can be found as embedded components or add-on modules to the world’s leading ERP systems, including Oracle iRecruitment and PeopleSoft Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM). In addition, hundreds of organizations ranging from Fortune 1000 firms to independent recruiting/staffing agencies rely on our products to automate, improve and better manage their sourcing, recruiting and hiring processes. Learn more about Talent Technology at www.talenttech.com.

Even in the current economy, "It's hard to find good help" is an adage to which many information technology (IT) managers can relate. In a new survey, more than three-quarters (77 percent) of chief information officers (CIOs) polled said it is equally or more challenging to find skilled candidates for IT jobs than it was last year.

A majority of respondents (52 percent) attributed their recruiting difficulties to a shortage of qualified workers.

The survey was developed by Robert Half Technology, a leading provider of information technology professionals on a project and full-time basis, and conducted by an independent research firm. It is based on telephone interviews with 1,400 CIOs across the United States.

CIOs were asked, "Is it more or less challenging to find qualified candidates for IT jobs within your firm now compared to 12 months ago?"

Much more challenging 10%

Somewhat more challenging 12%

Just as challenging 55%

Somewhat less challenging 9%

Much less challenging 7%

Don't know/no answer 7%

Those who said it was more challenging to find qualified IT workers also were asked, "What is the primary cause behind the challenge in finding workers for IT jobs within your company?"

A shortage of qualified IT workers 52%

The inability to offer competitive compensation 28%

The inability to offer career advancement opportunities 10%

Other 4%

Don't know/no answer 6% 

"Despite economic uncertainty and a more competitive job market, there are still talent shortages in certain IT specialties, such as applications development, web development and network administration," said Katherine Spencer Lee, executive director of Robert Half Technology. "Employers are struggling to find the most qualified candidates and some are more willing to negotiate higher compensation to get them on board."

Lee noted that recruiters can be a valuable resource for employers seeking the most skilled professionals. "By working with a specialized staffing firm, companies gain immediate access to an extensive network of potential candidates and benefit from a streamlined recruiting process, which ultimately saves them time and ensures projects stay on track," she said.

About the Survey

The national survey was developed by Robert Half Technology, a leading provider of information technology professionals on a project and full-time basis, and conducted by an independent research firm. The survey is based on more than 1,400 telephone interviews with CIOs from a random sample of U.S. companies with 100 or more employees. In order for the survey to be statistically representative and ensure that companies from all segments were represented, the sample was stratified by geographic region, industry and number of employees. The results were then weighted to reflect the proper proportions of the number of employees within each region.

About Robert Half Technology

With more than 100 locations worldwide, Robert Half Technology is a leading provider of technology professionals for initiatives ranging from web development and multiplatform systems integration to network security and technical support. Robert Half Technology offers online job search services at http://www.rht.com.

A new research conducted by CELRE shows that, because skilled IT workers are so difficult to find, highly skilled IT professionals are enjoying the highest rate of pay increases in three years, as well as one of the lowest rates of redundancy when compared to other industry sectors.

67,000 IT workers in 570 companies were included in the survey. The results indicated that the biggest salary growth was witnessed in jobs requiring business and IT experience, especially those involving project management.

On the other hand, salaries for entry-level IT jobs have declined over the last five years, mostly owing to the trend to offshore graduate level jobs. This has led to some concerns over the possibility that removing the 'bottom rung' of the job ladder may contribute to future skill shortages and consequently to even higher salaries for highly skilled IT professionals.

Management consulting job portal Top-Consultant.com will be hosting a virtual career event on June 20th. The Virtual Careers Fair was originally announced in April and the first in what will hopefully be a long line of online career events takes place on Friday, June 20th.

Here is the list of firms that will be exhibiting at the event:   

 

Efficio

Ernst & Young

FreshMinds

Gartner

Hedra

Hitachi Consulting

Hudson & Yorke

IBM

Jefferson Wells

Lodestone Management Consultants

Michael Warwick Nicholls

Mindbench

Morse Group

Mott MacDonald

Navigant Consulting

Pcubed

Place Group

Project One Consulting

Proudfoot Consulting

PRTM

Qedis

Sapient

SQS Group

Tefen

The Lamberhurst Corporation

Top-Consultant.com

TUSP

 

The event is invitation only and all management and IT consultants as well as fast-track executives with the right academic profile are eligible to apply. 

To find out more about the event, visit Top-Consultant.  

Information technology is still the top choice for future employment at engineering colleges in India for the Class of 2009, according to an AC Nielsen Campus Track T-schools study.

The study included 140 top engineering schools and surveyed students’ attitudes toward recruiting companies and prospective employers.

The top three companies among the students are Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Google and Accenture.

Asked about the top five industry sectors of the future, students listed IT products and services, nanotechnology, management consultancy, energy, oil and gas and finance.

Vatsala Pant, Associate Director, Client Solutions at The Nielsen Company, said:

“Though IT continues to be the favourite among engineering students, we can expect to see them face the heat from unexpected quarters in the years ahead through the resurgence of energy, oil and gas, financial services and banking firms, and an upsurge of nanotechnology.”

IT security professional, network engineer, software tester and web designer are among the ten jobs most likely to survive the current economic slowdown, according to a study conducted by the Learning and Skills Council.

Employment expert Sarah Berry, author of Write a Perfect CV in a Weekend and How to Love the Job You Do, says that IT jobs look set to survive the credit crunch, explaining that IT professionals’ skills will keep being in demand. She points to the growing use of websites and e-commerce and says that these areas will keep needing  computer professionals.

Adding that IT jobs are “fairly secure at the moment," she advises IT employees to become proficient in these skills to safeguard their careers.

"Companies are going to be looking to their employees to have particular skills, rather than bringing in outside people or contractors to do it for them," she concludes.  

 

To browse the latest opportunities in IT consulting, please visit our job board.

Management consulting careers website Top-Consultant announced the launch of a new consulting careers guide this week.

The definitive careers guide for the consulting industry in the UK will be produced in cooperation with Kingsham Press.

The publication will be launched in the late summer in hardback and as a PDF document.

As invaluable resource for consultants, the consulting careers guide will feature a directory of consulting employers in the UK – both high profile consulting brands and boutique consultancies.

Some of the biggest names in the consulting sector – more than 60 consulting firms – have already submitted entries in the directory section and the number is expected to exceed 150 consultancies by the time the careers guide is published.

Top-Consultant Founding Director Tony Restell says:

“Nowhere else can consulting candidates find such an exhaustive list of employer details, making the guide a must-read in our industry.”

Along with the directory, the guide will contain a number of articles that will provide insights into the consulting market and recent industry trends in the UK, advice on writing a good CV and job interview techniques.

Top-Consultant's careers guide will be updated every two years.